Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-09

>opposcd ktrensps to sslow up tscergess
sstaud- ln the BnrboT. ysi:h its f~rtt.
ficatioas na snrrrse Stores ef En-.
pio>iyrs.
NEW loRK. De- a.-Tae World correspond ence
Al Halifax sent the fol5Nlng 60 that parer last
night: Intense excitement prevails afna. she i'm
p'ria military oaiccrs to-night over what appears
10 have oeen de-iAercie attempt 90 blow up the
gsrSis arr pat9Oi.ng tae To- tidcaions and orders
nave been given 10 watch the WIN IVES fOr nen at
harbor. IL has been SaoNing all night. that it
IL Impossible 20 see mOTe than O. less ards ahead
H. the center o. Halifax aarbor stands Georges
Island IL Is on" oi tue E,o>t s-trOagiy fortified
places Ia the wor.i. n Commands The city aud
sweeps thc catrancr 90 ne harDoT and northwest
arm: it Is sure destruction % ans war ship a.
t,InptlnS 20 enter usuiaN, baiag artaed With
80 ana loOAtan gaS ANA up0a u Ii stored the lax
est portion m ihe enoriIIuus supplies m torpcdoeS
gun-cottoa, poWaer. shc..S and Uuher munitions oi
war OF which Halifax - the depot Tor North
Aaerlca. Tue islas.l II about al acre IN extent.
ON It's northeast shore T. sGnS large tank In
which several tons ot gun-cotton are STORED,
enough 20 blow all HALIFAX 10 pieces No one Is
allowed upon or IN i-e NcinitS - the Island upon
any pretense except when GA duts.
In the midst OF the sauw-storln, at 10 O'Clock
tonight. the daughter oI the ser seant IN charge
Thought she heard men taking. shc went 10 the
door OF her quarters, aud Standirg upon the gun
cotton tank, s3e he tTd ta.ce la "a talking She
called TO them, but they took no notice o: her.
Then she raised an alarm some soldiers NeTe
called Out, and rushed toward THE tank. The SOL
drrs were sniae little distance away, and hearing
them COmtf =. iMo d tht men lNAtirA tEto b boSf,
whereupcn The third shouted out, sDunT leave NE
In the lurch after colRg your dirty work" lie
made a sprnC for the boat, got ~, anu the men
glJ their boat yards Iuln the shore before
the soldiers reached tie tank. moHlenJ later
the boat was hidden 10y the falling
snow. the soldiers Ie.ng reused out OF bs-c,
cid not have their rTfcS With them ard cOaSa-
Quently could nJt capture the lntTuoerS IN
alarm was immediately raised and the Informal
ton conveyed 10 6es. Lord MeAansier knsseh and
stan. Gen. Russell ordered ali wharves "a be
guarded AL vessels scarched AID doQoe guards
on duty 10 pairul The island all night special
guard Is also stationed az the gun-cotton tank. IL
is beiieved hat The object the inen was "a bore
an auser cole iEnuGrh the cover and attach a
fuse. u tais had b,ea accomplished not only
Georges Island, with Its mag gnifccut fortiiiCi-
tons but al the sAipe IN the RarDOr ana two
thirds OF Halifax hagbOr must have been de-
stroyed. 1T would nave been the most tremes-
Gous and ternule cAPiusloE OF modem utnes
" hiie the loss oI Ailc would have bSSn appalling.
fkORABLE ORIGIN oF TIE lEPOKT.
IL Il s2i1 la&t Two men la a 0Gat IA the harbpr
lest night during a thick sBOwStorul. VINO proba-
b.v GOT out cf their CUur~e. rSn Close 20 tseOrss
Island aud were hailed 10y tnc sPulry and wariscd
TO aeepofl. This has probably given ri>c 10 the
report that an attempt had been made 10 explode
the gun-cot. on tank.
THE STORY DISCREpITED.
HALIFAX, y. -, bee. a.-Tlr mlllary authorities
here ssy tat the story circulated last nlLht oi an
attempt 10 explode the gun-cuttOn lana George $
Island was n hoax.